Does anyone else remember Dottie Angel? She was the queen of granny chic home decor and I loved the crafts she made! That vintage style will continue to be my favorite, and this table runner/centerpiece reminds me just a little…
Mexico Quilt in Small
I’m so relieved, I found the photos of the quilt my mom made when she pattern tested this quilt. Seeing these photos actually revives my interest in finishing up this pattern. I’m thinking there’s maybe something good here after all!…
Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe
Today is my day for promoting the book “Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe”. I decided to choose a quilt pattern from the book and make it, for my blog post today. It took me a while to choose, there…
monday musing
well, i tried to get a few full photos of my massive swoon quilt. it’s tough though. none of my regular spots properly accomodate a king sized quilt. and my five-year-old is so helpful, but i guess he can’t hold…
Finished Swoon!!
After about a year!!! this quilt is finished! The hand quilting took the longest, but with the help of my mom, aunties, grandmas, and friends, we got ‘er done! My mom designed, and my grandpa made a large quilt frame…
One More Granny Square {and quite a few thoughts}
feel free to join me as i indulge in a little trip down memory lane! if you like, you can read this post, which is my original ‘granny square post’, and then my tutorial, which was a part of Stitched…
{bigger} pixelated ♥
Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe
Mixed emotions – that’s definitely the way I feel about this quilt and the whole experience surrounding it. Here’s a short summary of how it happened. Spring of 2011 I was asked by Martingale Publishers to contribute to a…
Valuable
So here’s the quilt in it’s home. Well, not it’s HOME-home. I already have a recipient in mind for this one, but I’ll be keeping it around here for the duration of this Value Series. I’m so excited about the…
Value Added BEGINS!!
so here’s the thing. we thought it would be fun to talk about using value in quilts. and then we thought it would be fun to actually make some quilts using values. so the four hosts; Amy of Badskirt, Rachel…
scrappy strips and a little how-to
This quilt has been completed for at least six months, but I was saving it for something which never materialized, so I decided I may as well show it to you! It’s made completely from my scraps, and I feel…
Love in the Middle
this is one of those quilts that’s been sitting on the almost finished pile for at least six months. it’s made using a pattern by Tula Pink. and this one makes me think of a very interesting topic which i’ve…
